1. Signs and symptoms of depression in later life -- 2. Disease burden -- 3. Types of depressive disorder in later life -- 4. Prevalence of depressive disorder in later life -- 5. The aetiology of late life depression -- 6. Comorbidity and depressive disorder -- 7. Screening and assessment -- 8. Management -- 9. Course and outcome -- 10. Prevention -- 11. Executive summary
Summary
"This book will be of interest to primary care physicians, old age psychiatrists, neurologists, geriatricians, trainees, nurses and other practitioners working in the field."--BOOK JACKET
Notes
"Prepared under the auspices of the World Psychiatric Association, Sections of Old Age Psychiatry and Affective Disorders"--Cover
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-143) and index
